Amie Sultan

Amie Sultan (, born on 27 December? in Singapore) is an Egyptian dancer and actress. She is currently one of the country's best-known belly dancers. Elle Arabia described Amie Sultan as one of Egypt's highest-paid female entertainers. Her father works in the petroleum industry, her mother is a musician and her sister Nevine, who lives in the US, is a writer. but never entered the profession because of her ballet career. which she continued in Azerbaijan and Romania. At the age of 15, she joined the ballet team of the Egyptian / Cairo Opera. Sultan considers her greatest role models to be the important dancers Samia Gamal and Suheir Zaki, who had a decisive influence on Oriental dance in Egypt between the 1940s and 1960, and 1960 and 180 respectively. On the occasion of the film festival, she released the music album Amie Sultan: The Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema Dance Tribute. In 2022, she became the first Egyptian belly dancer to perform at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation for the world premiere of Hassan Fathy Architecture of Dance, directed by Spanish director Dani Panullo.

In 2019, Elle Arabia magazine named Amie Sultan as one of the highest-paid female entertainers in Egypt. The Guardian, BBC, CNN, Vice, ARD, Elle Arabia, Taipei Times, Al Arabiya and Dagens Nyheter.

Although Oriental dance is very popular in Egypt and can often be seen at both Muslim and Christian weddings, and to recognise it as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in the long term. such as the style of Samia Gamal and Naima Akef. The dancers should later perform mainly in upscale venues.

In the summer of 2023, the first cohort graduated; the ceremony took place in the presence of several ambassadors at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation.

Worth knowing Sultan has also had her first experience in the acting business. Sultan is also a philanthropist and lecturer.

Discography

2021: Amie Sultan: The Golden Age of Egyptian Cinema Dance Tribute.